delft

See also: Delft

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [dɛɫft]

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Etymology 1

After the Dutch city of Delft.

Noun

delft (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of Delft (“style of earthenware”)

Etymology 2

Noun

delft (plural delfts)

1. A delf; a mine, quarry, pit or ditch.
   • 1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC:

     The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins or machines could […] keep them dry.

Anagrams

• Feldt

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛlft

Verb

delft

1. inflection of delven:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. (archaic) plural imperative